Rig Veda 5.75.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 75, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.75
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (traditional for RV 5.75)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (common for 5.75; verify by metrical count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रति प्रियतमं रथं वृषणं वसुवाहनम् । स्तोता वामश्विनावृषिः स्तोमेन प्रति भूषति माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥
Transliteration
práti priyátamaṃ ráthaṃ vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ vasuvā́hanam | stotā́ vāṃ aśvināv ṛ́ṣiḥ stómena práti bhūṣati mā́dhvī mama śrutáṃ hávam ||
Translation
वां प्रियतमं रथं प्रति—वृषणं वसुवाहनम्—हे अश्विनौ, स्तोता वाम् ऋषिः स्तोमेन स्वं हव्यम् अलङ्करोति। माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम्।
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards; in return; against
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/सम्बन्ध) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/निपात)
प्रियतमम्most dear
प्रियतमम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + -तम (तमप्)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्mighty; vigorous
वृषणम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वृषन्’ शक्तिमान्/वीर्यवान्)
वसुवाहनम्wealth-bearing; bringing riches
वसुवाहनम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसु + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक; वह् धातु-निष्पन्न)
स्तोताthe praiser
स्तोता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)
वाम्you two; of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (लक्ष्य) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अश्विनौthe two Aśvins
अश्विनौ:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधनार्थ-देवताविषय) / सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (Deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषिःseer; sage
ऋषिः:
Kartā (स्तोता इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमेनwith a hymn of praise
स्तोमेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु)
प्रतिtowards; in response
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/सम्बन्ध) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भूषतिadorns; honours; makes splendid
भूषति:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भूष् (भूषति) ‘to adorn, make splendid, attend/honour’
माध्वीhoney-sweet; mead-like
माध्वी:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (epithet of हवम्) / Noun
Rootमाध्वी (प्रातिपदिक; मधु-सम्बन्धिनी)
ममmy
मम:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
श्रुतम्heard; hearkened-to
श्रुतम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (past passive) / Adjective
Root√श्रु (कृदन्त: श्रुत)
हवम्invocation; call
हवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक; √ह्वे/√हू ‘to call, invoke’)
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